PREAMBLE: This section outlines the responsibilities of the university
and of its students in creating appropriate academic adjustments and
accommodations for students with disabilities. The policy was first
introduced to the Handbook in July, 1996. For further information, contact
the Coordinator of Disability Support Services (208-885-6307) [ed. 12-04].

A. POLICY. The Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as
amended (Section 504) prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability.
No qualified individual with a disability shall, on the basis of such
disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of,
or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity
provided, sponsored, offered, or required by the University of Idaho. The
university shall operate its programs and activities in the most
integrated setting appropriate. This policy is issued in compliance with
the ADA and Section 504 and is intended and shall be construed to afford
the protections and rights provided by those laws.

B-1. The university will operate each
service, program, or activity so that the service, program, or activity,
when viewed in its entirety, is readily accessible to and usable by
individuals with disabilities.

a. The university will make such
reasonable modifications to its academic requirements as are necessary to
ensure that such requirements do not discriminate, or have the effect of
discriminating, on the basis of disability, against a qualified student
with a disability. Modifications to its academic requirements may include
changes in the length of time permitted for the completion of degree
requirements, alternate testing methods, substitution of specific courses
required for the completion of degree requirements, and adaptation of the
manner in which specific courses are conducted.

b. In addition, the university will take
such steps as are necessary to ensure that no qualified student with a
disability is denied the benefits of, excluded from participation in, or
otherwise subjected to discrimination under the education programs or
activities operated by the university because of the absence of
educational auxiliary aids for students with impaired sensory, manual, or
speaking skills. Auxiliary aids or services may include texts in alternate
format,
interpreters or other effective methods of making orally delivered
materials available to students with hearing impairments, classroom equipment
adapted for use by students with manual impairments, and other similar
services and actions. The university need not provide attendants,
individually prescribed devices, readers for personal use or study, or
other devices or services of a personal nature. [rev. 12/04]

B-2. The university is not necessarily
required to make each of its existing facilities accessible to and usable
by individuals with disabilities, nor is it required to take any action
that it can demonstrate would result in a fundamental alteration in the
nature of a service, program, or activity or undue financial and
administrative burdens. Further, academic requirements that the
university can demonstrate are essential to the program of instruction
being pursued by a qualified student with a disability will not be
regarded as discriminatory for purposes of this policy.

B-3. The university will provide notice to students that appropriate modifications to academic requirements may be made and that educational auxiliary aids are available.

B-4. The university will make certain that students can
obtain specific information about modifications to academic requirements, educational
auxiliary aids, and services available to students with disabilities and how to apply for
them, from Disability Support Services. The information will
include the location of and processes for obtaining such modifications, aids, and services.
Such information will be available in a format or manner that is accessible to the student.
[ed. 12/04]

B-5. Determinations regarding modifications to academic
requirements, the provision of educational auxiliary aids, and the provision of other
services available to students with disabilities are made on a case-by-case basis after
individualized inquiry. In making these determinations, the university will endeavor to
maintain the academic integrity of its programs.

B-6. The university will provide applicants for admission
with the opportunity to disclose a disability for the purpose of special admissions
consideration, while avoiding making pre-admission inquiry regarding the existence
of a disability.

B-7. The university will inform applicants for admission of the availability of services and assistance for students with disabilities and how to obtain them.

B-8. The university will make a reasonable effort to provide
interim modifications to academic requirements and/or interim auxiliary aids while a
person's application for aids or services is being reviewed. The provision of such interim
modifications or aids does not obligate the university to continue providing them or any
other modifications or aids if it is determined that the individual is not entitled to
them.

B-9. The student must submit written documentation from a
licensed physician, psychologist, or health care professional of the nature of the
student's disability and the functional limitations imposed by the disability (in an
academic setting), as well as suggestions for modifications to academic requirements and
appropriate educational auxiliary aids. Such documentation is submitted to Disability
Support Services or elsewhere as directed by the
university. [ed. 12/04]

B-10. The university will take appropriate measures to see that information submitted by a student pursuant to this policy remains confidential to the extent permitted by law.

B-11. The university will notify students of the university's
policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of disability and of steps a student may take if
he or she believes discrimination has taken place or if a request for a modification or
auxiliary aid has been wrongly denied. [Please see section D]

B-12. New construction and remodeling projects will comply
with Federal and State laws regarding access.

B-13. Off-campus programs, activities, and services will be
in compliance with applicable federal and state law.

B-14. Admissions or placement tests offered by the
university.

a. Those admission or placement tests offered by the
university that are designed for persons with impaired sensory, manual, or speaking skills
will be offered as often and in as timely a manner as are other such tests.

b. Admission and placement tests will be selected and
administered so as best to ensure that, when a test is administered to an applicant who has
a disability that impairs sensory, manual, or speaking skills, the test results accurately
reflect the applicant's aptitude or achievement level, or whatever other factor the test
purports to measure, rather than the applicant's impaired sensory, manual, or speaking
skills (except where those skills are the factors that the test purports to measure).

c. Such tests will be administered in a location that is accessible to disabled persons.

B-15. Insurance plans and health care services provided by the university will comply with the ADA and Section 504.

B-16. The university will develop, disseminate, and periodically review procedures for assisting students with disabilities promptly and safely to exit buildings during emergencies.

C. OBLIGATIONS OF STUDENTS. Students who have a disability are
responsible for requesting modifications to academic requirements, educational auxiliary
aids, and other disability-related services in a timely manner.

C-1. In making such requests, a student will provide in a
timely manner written documentation from a licensed physician, psychologist, or health care
professional of the nature and extent of the student's disability and the functional
limitations it imposes (in an academic setting), as well as suggestions for modifications
to academic requirements and appropriate educational auxiliary aids, to Disability Support Services. Because some services may require extensive time
to arrange, these offices should receive such requests at least six weeks prior to
the beginning of the semester during which the modification, aid, or service will be
needed. Students must recognize that lack of sufficient advance notice may delay the
availability of the modification, aid, or service. [ed.
12/04]

C-2. A student must provide such additional documentation as
the university may reasonably require to determine the nature and extent of the disability,
the functional limitations it imposes, and the appropriateness of the modifications, aids,
and services requested.

C-3. A student seeking modifications to academic requirements
or auxiliary aids or services is expected to actively participate with the university in
identifying the most appropriate modification, aid or service, and to maintain contact in a
timely manner with the offices that are attempting to provide assistance.

C-4. A student is to promptly notify the Disability
Support Services of any problems in receiving agreed-upon
modifications, aids, or services. [ed. 12/04]

C-5. A hold may be made on a student's academic record
for outstanding equipment that has been loaned. [add. 12-04]

D. APPEALS OF ACADEMIC ADJUSTMENTS AND ACCOMMODATIONS. If a
student has concerns or complaints about the university's compliance with this policy
in
regard to educational auxiliary aids or other services, the student is to first contact the
Disability Support Services Coordinator who will make a decision. This decision may be
appealed to the Dean of Students. If a student has concerns or complaints about
modifications to academic requirements, the student is to first contact the administrator
of the academic department involved who will make a decision. This decision may be
appealed to the dean of the college. [ed 7-97, 12-04]